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CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS 



LIST OF MEMBERS 



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IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA. 



SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. 
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OFFICERS 



OF THE 



GENERAL SOCIETY. 



General President. 

Hon. JOHN LEE CARROLL of the District of Columbia Society 

General Vice-President. 
GARRETT DORSET WALL VROOM of the New Jersey Society 

Second Genera/ Vice-President. 

JOHN SCREVEN of the Georgia Society 

General Secretary. 
JAMES MORTIMER MONTGOMERY of the New Yori< Society 

General Assistant Secretary. 
WILLIAM HALL HARRIS of the Pennsylvania Society 

General Treasurer. 
RICHARD McCALL CADWALADER of the Pennsylvania Society 

General Assistant Treasurer. 

STEPHEN SALISBURY of the Massachusetts Society 

General Chaplain. 
Rev. MORGAN DIX, D. D., S. T. D of the New York Society 

General Registrar. 
JOHN WOOLF JORDAN of the Pennsylvania Society 

General Historian. 

THEODORUS BAILEY MYERS MASON, U. S. N., 

of the District of Columbia Society 



SONS OF THE REVOLUTION 

IN THE 

In the State of Georgia. 

Instituted May 22, 1891. 



OFFICERS. 

lpresi^ent. 

ColonelJOHN SCREVEN, Savannah. 

jfirst ^I5icc=lpresl^ent. 
Hon. WILLIAM DEARING HARDEN, Savannah. 

Secon^ IDiccslprcsiScnt. 
Colonel JOHN MILLEDGE, Atlanta. 

Secretar\>. 
WILLIAM HARDEN, 59 Gordon Street, Savannah. 

assistant Secretar>(!. 
JAMES BOLTON WEST, Savannah. 

Ureasurcr. 
WARING RUSSELL, Savannah. 

IRcgistrar. 
JOSEPH GASTON BULLOCH, M. D., Savannah. 

Cbaplain. 
Rev. LACHLAN C. VASS, D. D., Savannah. 

Ibistorian. 
Hon. HARVEY JOHNSON, Atlanta. 

Surgeon. 
T. B. CHISHOLM, M. D., Savannah. 

/IDarsbaL 
T. D. ROCKWELL, Savannah. 



:f6oar^ of YIDanaaers. 
GEORGE LYMAN APPLETON, G. B. PRITCHARD, 

ROBERT F. BURDELL, W. J. DeRENNE, 

H. V. WASHINGTON, WILLIAM R. LEAKEN, 

G. H. STONE, M. D., BEIRNE GORDON, 

ARMINIUS OEMLER. 



©clcgatcs to tbe ©cneral Socictij. 
Hon. WILLIAM DEARING HARDEN, WILLIAM HARDEN, 
WILLIAM DANIEL GRANT (Atlanta), Rev. LACHLAN C. VASS, D. D., 
Colonel JOHN SCREVEN. 



Hlternates. 
THOMAS PINCKNEY HUGER, GEORGE M. GADSDEN, 
HARVEY JOHNSON (Atlanta), HUGH V. WASHINGTON (Macon), 

JOSEPH G. BULLOCH, M. D. 



THE CONSTITUTION 



OF THE 



GENERAL SOCIETY 



It being evident, from a steady decline of a proper cel- 
ebration of the National holidays of the United States of 
America, that popular concern in the events and men of 
the War of the Eevolution is gradually declining, and 
that such lack of interest is attributable, not so much to 
the lapse of time and the rapidly increasing flood of im- 
migration from foreign countries, as to the neglect on 
the part of descendants of Kevolutionary heroes to per- 
form their duty in keeping before the pubUc mind the 
memory of the services of their ancestors and of the 
times in which they lived; therefore, the Society of the 
Sons of the Eevolution has been instituted to perpetu- 
ate the memory of the men, who, in the mihtary, naval 
and civil service of the Colonies and of the Continental 
Congress, by their acts or counsel, achieved the Inde- 
pendence of the country, and to further the proper cele- 
bration of the anniversaries of the birthday of Washing- 
ton, and of prominent events connected with the War 
of the Revolution; to collect and secure for preservation 
the rolls, records and other documents relating to that 
period; to inspire the members of the Society with the 
patriotic spirit of their forefathers, and to promote the 
feeling of friendship among them. 

The General Society shall be divided into State Socie- 
ties, which shall meet annually on the day appointed 
therefor in their respective by-laws, and oftener if found 
expedient, and at such annual meeting the reasons for 
the institution of the Society shall be considered, and 
the best measures for carrying them into effect adopted. 



6 Constitution of the General Society. 

The State Societies at every annual meeting shall 
choose a President, a Vice-President, a Secretary, a Eeg- 
istrar, a Treasurer, a Chaplain and such other officers as 
may by them respectively be deemed necessary, and a 
board of managers, all of whom shall retain their re- 
spective positions until their successors are duly chosen. 

Each State Society shall cause to be transmitted 
annually or oftener to the other State Societies, a circu- 
lar letter calling attention to whatever may be thought 
worthy of observation respecting the welfare of the 
Society or of the general union of the States, and giving 
information of the officers chosen for the year; and 
copies of these letters shall also be transmitted to the 
General Secretary to be preserved among the records of 
the General Society. 

The State Societies shall regulate all matters respect- 
ing their own affairs, consistent with the general good 
of the Society; judge of the qualification of their mem- 
bers or of those proposed for membership, subject, how- 
ever, to the provisions of this Constitution, and expel 
any member who, by conduct unbecoming a gentleman 
or a man of honor, or by an opposition to the interests 
of the community in general or of the Society in partic- 
ular, may render himself unworthy to continue in mem- 
bership. 

In order to form funds that may be respectable, each 
member shall contribute upon his admission to the Soci- 
ety, and annually thereafter, such sums as the by-laws 
of the respective State Societies may require; but any of 
such State Societies may provide for the endowment of 
memberships by the payment of proper sum» in 
capitalization, which sums shall be properly invested as 
a permanent fund, the income only of which shall be 
expended. 

The regular meeting of the General Society shall be 
held every three years, and special meetings may be held 
upon the order of the General President, or upon the 
request of two of the State Societies, and such meetings 
shall consist of the General Officers and a representation 



Constitution of the General Society. 7 

not exceeding five deputies from each State Society, and 
the necessary expenses of such meeting shall be borne 
by the State Societies. 

At the regular meeting a General President, Vice- 
President, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, 
Assistant Treasurer and Chaplain shall be chosen by a 
majority of the votes present, to serve until the next 
regular general meeting, or until their successsors are 
duly chosen. 

At each general meeting the circular letters which have 
been transmitted by the several State Societies shall be 
considered, and all measures taken which shall conduce 
to the general welfare of the Society. 

The General Society shall have power at any meeting 
to admit State Societies thereto, and to entertain and 
determine all questions affecting the qualifications for 
membership in or the welfare of any State Society as 
may, by proper memorial, be presented by such State 
Society for consideration. 

Any male person above the age of twenty-one years, 
of good character, and a descendant of one who, as a 
military, naval or marine officer, soldier, sailor or marine, 
in actual service, under the authority of any of the thir- 
teen Colonies or States, or of the Continental Congress, 
and remaining always loyal to such authority, or a de- 
scendant of one who signed the Declaration of Independ- 
ence, or of one who, as a member of the Continental 
Congress, or of the Congress of any of the Colonies or 
States,, or as an official appointed by or under the author- 
ity of any such legislative bodies, actually assisted in 
the establishment of American independence by services 
rendered during the War of the Revolution, becoming 
thereby liable to conviction of treason against the Gov- 
ernment of Great Britian, but remaining always loyal 
to the authority of the Colonies or States, shall be eligi- 
ble to membership in the Society. 

The Secretary of each State Society shall transmit to 
the General Secretary a list of the members thereof, 
together with the names and official designations of 



8 Constitution of the General Society. 

those from whom such raembers derive claims to mem- 
bership, and thereafter upon the admission of members 
in each State Society, the Secretary thereof shall trans- 
mit to the General Secretary information respecting 
such members similar to that herein required. 

The Society shall have an insignia, which shall be a 
badge suspended from a ribbon by a ring of gold ; the 
badge to be elliptical in form, with escalloped edges, one 
and one-quarter inches in length, and oneand one-eighth 
inches in width ; the whole surmounted by a gold eagle, 
with wings displayed, inverted ; on the obverse side a 
medallion of gold in the centre, elliptical in form, bear- 
ing on its face the figure of a soldier in Continental 
uniform, with musket slung ; beneath, the figures 1Y75 ; 
the medalhon surrounded by thirteen raised gold stars 
of five points each upon a border of dark blue enamel. 
On the reverse side in the centre a medallion correspond- 
ing in form to that on the obverse, and also in gold, 
bearing on its face the Houdon portrait of Washington 
in bas-relief, encircled by the legend, " Sons of the Rev- 
olution ; " beneath, the figures 1883 ; and upon the 
reverse of the eagle the number of the badge to be 
engraved, the medallion to be surrounded by a plain 
gold border, conforming in dimensions to the obverse ; 
the ribbon shall be dark blue, ribbed and watered, edged 
with buff, one and one-half inches wide, and one and 
one-half inches in displayed length. 

The insignia of the Society shall be worn by the mem- 
bers on all occasions when they assemble as such for 
any stated purpose or celebration, and may be worn on^ 
any occasion of ceremony ; it shall be carried conspicu- 
ously on the left breast, but members who are or have 
been officers of the Society may wear the insignia sus- 
pended from the ribbon around the neck. 

The custodian of the insignia shall be the General Sec- 
retary, who shall issue them to members of the Society 
under such proper rules as may be formulated by the 
General Society, and he shall keep a register of such 



Constitution of the General Society. 9 

issues wherein each insignia issued may be identified by 
the number thereof. 

The seal of the Society shall be one and seven-eighths 
inches in diameter, and shall consist of the figure of a 
Minute-man, in Continental uniform, standing on a 
ladder leading to a belfry ; in his left hand he holds a 
musket and an olive branch, whilst his right hand 
grasps a bell-rope ; above, the cracked Liberty Bell ; 
issuing therefrom a ribbon, bearing the motto of the 
Society, ' ' Exegi Monumentum ^re Perennius ; " across 
the top of the ladder on a ribbon, the figures 1YY6 ; and 
on the left of the minute-man, and also on a ribbon, the 
the figures 1883, the year of the formation of the 
Society, the whole encircled by a band three-eighths of 
one inch wide ; thereon, at the top, thirteen stars of five 
points each ; at the bottom the name of the General 
Society or of the State Society to which the seal belongs. 



SOCIETY 

OF THE 

SONS OF THE REVOLUTION 

In the State of Georgia. 



INSTITUTED MAY 22, 1891. 



CONSTITUTION. 

Preamble. 

Whereas, It has become evident, from the decline of 
proper celebration of such National Holidays as the 
Fourth of July, Washington's Birthday, and the like, 
that popular interest in the events and men of the War 
of the Revolution is less than in the earUer days of the 
Republic, and 

Whereas, This lack of interest is to be attributed not 
so much to lapse of time as to the neglect on the part of 
descendants of Revolutionary heroes to perform their 
duty of keeping before the pubhc mind the memory of 
the services of their ancestors, and of the times in 
which they lived, and of the principles for which they 
contended ; 

Therefore, the Society of the "Sons of the Revo- 
lution " has been instituted to perpetuate the memory 
of the men who, in mihtary, naval, or civil service, by 
their acts or counsel, achieved American Independence ; 
to promote and assist in the proper celebration of the 
anniversaries of Washington's Birthday, the battles of 
Lexington and Bunker Hill, the Fourth of July, the 
capitulations of Saratoga and Yorktown, the formal 



12 Constitution Georgia Society 

evacuation of New York by the British Army on the 3d 
of December, 1Y83, as a rehnquishment of territorial 
sovereignty, and other prominent events relating to or 
connected with the War of the Eevolution ; to collect 
and secure for preservation the manuscript rolls, records 
and other documents, and memorials relating to that 
war ; to inspire among the members and their descend- 
ants the patriotic spirit of their forefathers ; to inculcate 
in the community in general sentiments of nationality 
and respect for the principles for which the patriots of 
the Eevolution contended ; to assist in the commemora- 
tive celebration of other great historical events of Na- 
tional importance, and to promote social intercourse 
and the feeling of fellowship among its members. 

ARTICLE I. 

Name of Society. 

The Society shall be known by the name, style and 
title of '"'Society of the Sons of the Eevolution in 
THE State of Georgia." 

ARTICLE II. 
Membership. 

Any male person, above the age of twenty-one years, 
shall be eligible to membership in the "Sons of the 
Eevolution" who is descended from an ancestor, as 
the propositus, who, either as a military, naval or 
marine officer, soldier, sailor, or marine, or official in 
the service of any one of the thirteen original Colonies 
or States, or of the National Government representing 
or composed of those Colonies or States, assisted in 
establishingAmerican Independence during the War of 
the Eevolution, between the 19th of April, 17Y5, when 
hostilities commenced, and the 19th of April, 1783, 
when they were ordered to cease. 

Provided^ That when the claim of eligibility is based 
on the service of an ancestor in the "minute-men" or 
"militia," it must be satisfactorily shown that such 



Sons of the Revolution. 13 

ancestor was actually called into the service of the 
State or United States, and performed garrison or field 
duty ; and 

Provided, further, That when the claim of eligibility 
is based on the service of an ancestor as a * ' sailor " or 
"marine," it must in like manner be shown that such 
service was other than shore duty and regularly per- 
formed in the Continental Navy, or the navy of one of 
the original thirteen States, or on an armed vessel other 
than a merchant ship, which sailed under letters of 
marque and reprisal, and that such ancestor of the 
applicant was duly enrolled in the ship's company, either 
as an officer, seaman, or otherwise than as a passenger ; 
and, 

Provided, further, That when the claim of eHgibility 
is based on the service of an ancestor as an "official," 
such service must have been performed in the civU ser- 
vice of the United States, or of one of the thirteen 
original States, and must have been sufficiently import- 
ant in character to have rendered the official specially 
liable to arrest and imprisonment, the same as a com- 
batant, if captured by the enemy, as well as liable to 
conviction of treason against the Government of Great 
Britain, 

Service in the ordinary duty of a civil office, the per- 
formance of which did not particularly and effectively 
aid the American Cause shall not constitute eligibility. 

Provided, further, That when there shall be no sur- 
viving issue in direct lineal succession from an officer, 
soldier, sailor or marine, who died or was killed while in 
actual service as aforesaid, or from an officer who 
received, by formal resolve, the approbation of the Con- 
tinental Congress for revolutionary services, or from a 
signer of the Declaration of Independence, the claim of 
eligibility shall descend and be limited to one represen- 
tative at a time in the nearest collateral line of descent 
from such propositus, who may be otherwise qualified 
as herein required, and to be designated by the Society ; 



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and no other descendants in collateral lines shall be 
admitted in right of any services whatever. 

In the construction of this article, the volunteer aids- 
de-camp of General Officers in Continental Service, who 
were duly announced as such, and who actually served 
in the field during a campaign, shall be comprehended 
as having performed qualifying service. 

The civil officials and military forces of the State of 
Vermont during the War of the Revolution shall also be 
comprehended in the same manner as if they had be- 
longed to one of the thirteen original States. 

No service of an ancestor shall be deemed as qualify- 
ing service for membership in the " Sons of the Revo- 
lution " where such ancestor, after assisting in the cause 
of American Independence, shall have subsequently 
either adhered to the enemy, or failed to maintain an 
honorable record throughout the War of the Revolu- 
tion. 

No person shaU be admitted unless he be eligible under 
one of the provisions of this Article, nor unless he be of 
good moral character and be judged worthy of becoming 
a member. 

ARTICLE III. 
Officers. 
The officers of the Society of the "Sons of the Revo- 
lution " shall be a President, two Vice-Presidents, a Sec- 
retary, a Treasurer, a Registrar, a Surgeon and a Chaplain, 
who shall be chosen by ballot at every annual meeting 
from among the members thereof. 

ARTICLE IT. 
Board of Managers. 
The Board of Managers of the Society shall be seven- 
teen, namely: The President, the Vice-Presidents, the 
Secretary, the Treasurer, the Registrar, the Surgeon 
and the Chaplain, ex-officio, and nine others who shall 
be chosen by ballot at every annual meeting from among 
the members of the Society. 



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ARTICLE r. 
Admission of Merribers. 

Every application for membership shall be made in 
writing, subscribed by the applicant, and approved by 
two members, over their signatures. Applications shall 
contain, or be accompanied by, proof of eligibility, and 
such applications and proofs shall be submitted to the 
Board of Managers, who shall have full power to deter- 
mine the qualifications of the applicant. 

Payment of the initiation fee and subscription to the 
declaration required by the Constitution of this Society 
shall be a pre-requisite of membership. 

ARTICLE YI. 

Declaration, 

Every member shall declare upon honor that he will 
endeavor to promote the purposes of this Institution and 
observe the "Constitution" and "By-Laws" of this So- 
ciety, and, if he be a citizen of the United States, shall 
declare that he will support the Constitution of the 
United States. Such declaration shall be in writing, and 
subscribed by the member making it. 

ARTICLE YIL 

Institution Considered. 

At every meeting the purposes of the Institution will 
be fully considered, and the best measures to promote 
them adopted. No question, however, involving the 
party politics of the day within the United States shall 
ever be discussed or considered in any meeting of the 
"Sons of the Eevolution." 

ARTICLE Yin. 

Commemorations. 

It shall be a standing regulation that the members 
shall, when practicable, hold a commemorative celebra- 
tion and dine together at least once every year. 



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ARTICLE IX. 

Seal. 
The seal of the Society of the "Sons of the Revolu- 
tion " shall be one and seven-eighths of an inch in diam- 
eter, and shall consist of the figure of a "minute-man" 
in Continental uniform, standing on a ladder leading to 
a belfry, and holding in his left hand a musket and an 
olive branch, and grasping in his right hand a bell-rope; 
above, the cracked "Liberty Bell;" issuing therefrom a 
ribbon, bearing the motto of the "Sons of the Revolu- 
tion:" '^ Exegi Monumentum ^re Perennius." Across 
the top of the ladder, on a ribbon, the figures "1Y76," 
and at the left of the minute, man, and also on a ribbon, 
the figures " 1883," the year of the Centennial commem- 
oration of the permanent evacuation by the British army 
of American territory; the whole encircled by a band 
three-eights of an inch wide; thereon at the top thirteen 
stars of five points each, and at the bottom the legend, 
"Sons of the Revolution," the following being a fac- 
simile thereof: 




The Secretary shall be the custodian of the seal, which 
shall be identical in every particular with this descrip- 
tion. 



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ARTICLE X 

Insignia. 

The insignia of the "Sons of the Revolution" shall 
consist of a badge pendant from the ribbon by a ring of 
gold. 

The badge shall be elliptical in form, with escaloped 
edges, one and one-quarter inches in length, and and one 
and one-eighth inches in width ; the whole surmounted 
by a gold eagle, with wings displayed, inverted. On the 
obverse side, a medaUion of gold in the centre, elliptical 
in form, bearing on its face the figure of a soldier in 
Continental uniform, with musket slung; beneath, the 
figures, "1775;" the medallion surrounded by thirteen 
raised gold stars of five points each upon a border of 
dark blue enamel. 

On the reverse side, in the centre, a medallion, corre- 
sponding in form to that on the obverse, and also in 
gold, bearing on its face Houdon's portrait of Washing- 
ton in bas-relief, encircled by the legend, " Sons of the 
Revolution;" beneath, the figures "1883," and upon 
the reverse of the eagle, the number of the particular 
badge engraved ; the medalhon surrounded by a plain 
gold border conforming in dimensions to the obverse, 
upon which members may have their names engraved 
in script. 

The ribbon shall be dark blue, ribbed and watered, 
edged with buff, one and one-half inches wide, and one 
and one-half inches in displayed length. 

The insignia shall be worn by the members conspicu- 
ously, and only on the left breast, on all occasions when 
they shall assemble as such for any stated purpose or 
celebration. The insignia shall never be worn as an ar- 
ticle of jewelry. 

The Treasurer of the Society shall procure and issue 
the insignia to the members, and shall keep a record of 
all issued by him. 

Such insignia shall be returned to the Treasurer of the 
Society by any member who may formally withdraw or 



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resign or be expelled, but otherwise it shall be deemed 
an heirloom. 

No member shall receive more than one insignia, un- 
less to replace one, the loss or destruction of which shall 
first be satisfactorily established. 

The following being a fac-simile of such insignia : 





OBVERSE. " ' ' REVERSE. 

On occasions other than the meetings for any stated 
purpose or celebration, members may wear a rosette of 
the prescribed ribbon and pattern in the upper button- 
hole of the left lapel of the coat. 

The Treasurer shall procure and issue the rosettes to 
members. 

The following being a fac-simile of the same, which 
shall not exceed fifteen millimetres in diameter : 




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ARTICLE XL 
Alterations and Amendments. 
No alteration nor amendment of the Constitution 
of this Society shall be made unless notice thereof shall 
be duly given in writing, signed by the member pro- 
posing the same, at a meeting of the Society, nor unless 
the same shall be adopted at a subsequent meeting, held 
at least thirty days after such notice, by a vote of three- 
fourths of the members present. 

BY-LAWS. 



SECTIOIf L 
Initiation Fee, Dues and Contributions. 

The initiation fee shall be five dollars ; the annual 
dues, two dollars, which shall be payable on or before 
the first day of January in every year. The payment 
at one time of fifty dollars shall thenceforth exempt the 
member so paying from the payment of annual dues. 

SECTION II. 
President, 

The President, or, in his absence, one of the Vice-Pres- 
idents, or, in their absence, a chairman pro tempore, shall 
preside at all meetings of the Society and of the Board 
of Managers, and shall exercise the usual functions of a 
presiding officer, under general parliamentary rules, 
subject to an appeal to the Society, in proper cases, 
under those rules. The President shall be, ex officio^ a 
member of all committees other than the Committee on 
Nominations. He shall have power to convene the 
Board of Managers and appoint the place of such meet- 
ing when called by him. 

He shall also perform such other representative duties 
on behalf of the Society, either personally or by corre- 
spondence, as it or the Board of Managers may find 
desirable or necessary, or as customarily appertain to his 



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office, and he shall enforce a strict observance of the 
Constitution and By-Laws of the Society. 

In case of his decease, resignation, neglect to serve, 
or inability from any cause to act as President, the 
duties of the office shall devolve on the First Vice-Presi- 
dent until the vacancy caused by such decease, resigna- 
tion, or neglect to serve, shall be filled, or until the 
inabihty shall cease. 

SECTIOJT III. 
Secretary. 

The Secretary shall conduct the general correspondence 
of the Society and keep a record thereof. He shall 
notify all qualified and accepted candidates of their 
admission, and perform such other duties as the Society, 
or Board of Managers, or his office, may require of him. 
He shall have charge of the seal, certificates of incor- 
poration, by-laws, historical and other documents and 
records of the Society other than those required to be 
deposited with the Registrar, and shall affix the seal to 
all properly authenticated certificates of membership, 
and transmit the same without delay to the member for 
whom it shall be issued, or to his proper representative. 
He shall also notify the Registrar of all admissions to 
membership, and transmit to him the applications and 
proofs of eligibility of all persons so admitted. He, 
together with the presiding officer, shall, when neces- 
sary, certify all acts of the Society, and, in proper cases, 
authenticate them under seal. He shall have charge of 
all printing and pubUcations directed by the Society or 
by the Board of Managers. He shall give due notice of 
the time and place of all meetings of the Society, and of 
the Board of Managers, and shall attend the same. He 
shall keep fair and accurate records of all the proceed- 
ings and orders of the Society, and of the Board of 
Managers, and shall give notice to the several officers of 
all votes, orders, resolutions, and proceedings of the 
Society, or of the Board of Managers, affecting them or 
appertaining to their respective duties ; and, at the 



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annual meeting, and oftener if required, shall report to 
to the Society the names of those candidates who have 
been admitted to membership, and also the names of 
those members whose resignations or voluntary with- 
drawals have been consented to and accepted, and also 
the names of those members who have been expelled or 
dropped for non-payment of dues, or for failure to sub- 
stantiate claim of descent. In his absence from any 
meeting, a Secretary pro tempore may be designated 
therefor, unless the Assistant Secretary shall be present 
to act in such capacity. 

SECTIOJV IV. 
Treasurer. 

The Treasurer shall collect and keep the funds and 
securities of the Society ; and as often as those funds 
shall amount to one hundred dollars they shall be depos- 
ited in some bank in the city of Savannah, which shall 
be designated by the Board of Managers, to the credit 
of the Society of the "Sons of the Revolution," and 
such funds shall be drawn thence on the check of the 
Treasurer for the purposes of the Society only. Out of 
these funds he shall pay such sums only as may be 
ordered by the Society, or by the Board of Managers, 
and shall perform such other duties as the Society, or 
Board of Managers, or his office, may require of him. 
He shall keep a true account of his receipts and pay- 
ments, and, at each annual meeting, render the same to 
the Society, with a full statement of the financial con- 
dition of the Society, when a committee shall be 
appointed to audit his accounts. 

For the faithful performance of his duty, he shall 
give such security as the Society, or Board of Managers 
in lieu of its action thereon, may from time to time 
require. 

SECTIOJf V. 
Registrar. 

The Registrar shall receive from the Secretary, file 
and keep of record, all the proofs upon which member- 



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ships have been granted, declarations of members, on 
admission, of adherence to the Constitution and By- 
Laws of the Society, together with a hst of all diplomas 
countersigned by him, and all documents, rolls, or other 
evidences of service in the War of the Revolution of 
which the Society may become possessed ; and he, 
under the direction of the Board of Managers, shall 
make or cause to be made for file in his office, copies of 
such original or certified documents as the owners 
thereof may not be willing to leave permanently in the 
keeping of the Society. 

SECTIOJT VI. 

Chaplain. 

The Chaplain shall be a regularly ordained minister, 

and it shall be his duty to open and close all meetings 

with customary chaplaincy services, and perform such 

other duties as ordinarily appertain to such office. 

SUCTIOJV VII. 
Historian. 

The Board of Managers shall have power to appoint 
an Historian, who shall keep a detailed record, to be 
deposited with the Secretary, of all the historical and 
commemorative celebrations of the Society ; and he 
shall edit and prepare for publication such historical 
addresses, essays, papers and other documents of an 
historical character, other than a Register of Members, 
as the Secretary may be required to publish ; and at 
every annual meeting, if there shall be a necrological 
list for the year then closing, he shall submit the same, 
with carefully prepared biographies of the deceased 
members. 

SECTIOM VIII. 

Assistant Secretary. 

The Board of Managers shall have power to appoint 
an Assistant Secretary, who shall assist the Secretary in 
the performance of such duties of that office as the latter 



Sons of the Revolution. 23 

may, from time to time, devolve upon him, and may, in 
such cases, give required notices, and certify, and 
authenticate, when necessary, any acts, documents or 
records of the Society. 

In case of the absence of the Secretary from any meet- 
ing of the Society, or of the Board of Managers, or of 
his decease, resignation, neglect to serve, or inability 
from any cause to act in that capacity, the duties of the 
office shall devolve on the Assistant Secretary until the 
Secretary shall return, or until the vacancy caused by 
such decease, resignation, or neglect to serve, shall be 
filled, or until the inability shall cease. 

SECTIOJf IX. 
Board of Managers. 

The Board of Managers shall judge of the qualifica- 
tions of every candidate who shall make proper applica- 
tion for admission to the Society, and shall have power 
to admit him to membership therein, if found eligible 
under the Constitution of this Society. Three negative 
votes shall be a rejection of the applicant. 

They may, through the Secretary, call special meet- 
ings of the Society at such times as they may see fit, and 
they may arrange for commemorative celebrations by 
the Society. 

They shall recommend plans to the Society for pro- 
moting its purposes, and, when practicable, may digest 
and prepare business for its meetings, and shall super- 
vise all publications issued in its name, and decide 
whether copies of records or other documents or papers 
may be furnished on request of any party, in cases not 
pertaining directly to the business of the Society and 
the proper conduct of its affairs. 

They shall generally superintend the interests, and 
shall have the control and management of the affairs 
and funds of the Society. They shall also perform such 
duties as may be prescribed by the Constitution or By- 
Laws, or required by any standing rule or resolution of 



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the Society; provided, however, that they shall at no time 
be required to take any action nor contract any debt for 
which they shall be jointly or severally liable. They 
shall be competent to consent to and to accept the resig- 
nation or voluntary withdrawal from membership of 
any enrolled member of the Society. 

They may require the attendance of any member of 
the Society, or any official or committee thereof, at any 
meeting, for consultation and advice. 

The Board of Managers shall meet as often as they 
may desire, or at the call of the President, or upon the 
written request of any three members of the same, ad- 
dressed to the Secretary. 

A majority of the Board of Managers present person- 
ally or by proxy shall be a quorum for the transaction of 

business. 

At every annual meeting they shall submit to the So- 
ciety a general report of their proceedings during the 
year then closing, and at such other time as may be re- 
quired by the Society. 

SECTIOM X 
Expulsion and Suspension. 

The Board of Managers shall have power to expel any 
enrolled member of this Society who, by conduct incon- 
sistent with that of a gentleman and a man of honor, or by 
an opposition to the interests of the community in gen- 
eral, or of this Society in particular, may render himself 
unworthy to continue a member, or who shall persist- 
ently transgress, or, without good excuse, willfully neg- 
lect, or fail in the performance of, any obligation enjoined 
by the Constitution or By-Laws or any standing rule of 
this Society; provided, that such member shall have re- 
ceived at least ten days' notice of the complaint preferred 
against him, and of the time and place for hearing the 
same, and shall have been thereby afforded an oppor- 
tunity to be heard in person. 

Whenever the cause of expulsion shall not have in- 
volved turpitude nor moral unworthiness, any member 
thus expelled may, upon the unanimous recommenda- 



Sons of the Revolution. 25 

tion of the Board of Managers, but not otherwise, be 
restored to membership by the Society at any meeting. 

The Board of Managers shall also have power to drop 
from the roll the name of any enrolled member of the 
Society who shall be at least one year in arrears in the 
payment of dues, and who, on notice to pay the same, 
shall fail and neglect to do so within ten days thereafter, 
and upon being thus dropped, his membership shall 
cease and determine; but he may be restored to mem- 
bership at any time by the Board of Managers, on his 
application therefor, and upon his payment of all such 
arrears and of the annual dues from the date when he 
was dropped to the date of his restoration. The Board 
of Managers may also suspend any officer from the per- 
formance of his duties, for cause; which proceeding 
must be reported to the Society and acted upon by it 
within thirty days, either by recision of the suspension 
or removal of the suspended officer from office, or other- 
wise the suspension shall cease. 

SECTIOJf XL 
Vacancies and Terms of Office. 

Whenever an officer of this Society shall die, resign or 
neglect to serve, or be suspended, or be unable to prop- 
erly perform the duties of his office, by reason of ab- 
sence, sickness or other cause, and whenever an office 
shall be vacant, which the Society shall not have filled 
by an election, the Board of Managers shall have power 
to appoint a member to such office pro tempore, who 
shall act in such capacity until the Society shall elect a 
member to the vacant office, or until the inability due to 
"suspension, absence, sickness or other cause" shall 
cease; provided, however, that the office of President or 
Secretary shall not thus be filled by the Board of Man- 
agers, when there shall be a Vice-President or Assistant 
Secretary to enter upon the duties of those offices re- 
spectively. 

In like manner, the Board of Managers may supply 
vacancies among its members, under the same conditions 



26 By-Laws Georgia Society 

and limitations, and in case any member thereof, other 
than an officer, shall be absent from three consecutive 
meetings of the same, his place therein may be declared 
vacant by the Board of Managers and filled by an ap- 
pointment which shall continue in full effect until the 
Society shall elect a successor. 

Subject to these provisions, all officers of the Society, 
and the members of the Board of Managers, shall, from 
the time of their election or appointment, continue in 
their respective offices until the next annual meeting, 
and until their respective successors shall be duly chosen. 

SECTIOM XII. 
Resignation 

No resignation or voluntary withdrawal from mem- 
bership of any member enrolled in this Society shall 
become effective as a release from the obligations thereof, 
unless consented to and accepted by the Board of Man- 
agers. 

SECTIOJf XIII. 
Disqualification. 

No person who may be enrolled as a member in this 
Society shall be permitted to continue in membership 
where the proofs of claim of qualification by descent 
shall be found to be defective and insufficient to sub- 
stantiate such claim, or not properly authenticated. The 
Society, or the Board of Managers, may, at any time 
after thirty days' notice to such person to properly sub- 
stantiate or authenticate his claim, require the Secretary 
to erase his name from the list of members, and such 
person shall thereupon cease to be a member; pro- 
vided, he shall have failed or neglected to comply satis- 
factorily with such notice. 

Where the Board of Managers shall direct the erasure 
of a person's name for a cause comprehended under this 
section, such person shall have a right to appeal to the 
next annual meeting of the Society; but he shall not be 
restored to membership unless by a vote of three-fourths 



Sons of the Revolution. 27 

of the members present on that occasion, or at a subse- 
quent meeting to which the consideration of the appeal 
may have been specifically postponed. 

SECTIOJf XIV. 
Annual and Special Meetings. 

The Society shall hold an annual meeting in the City 
of Savannah on the 5th day of February in every year, 
at which a general election of officers and managers, by 
ballot, shall take place, except when such date shall fall 
on Friday, Saturday or Sunday, in which case the meet- 
ing shall be held on the following Monday. 

Elections shall be by ballot, and a majority of the bal- 
lots given for any officer or for a manager shall constitute 
a choice therefor; but if on the first ballot no member 
shall receive such a majority, then a further balloting, 
in such case, shall forthwith take place, in which a plu- 
rality of votes given shall determine the choice therefor. 

Special meetings shall be held by direction of the 
Board of Managers, or upon the written request of 
thirty members of the Society, at such time and place 
as said Board may direct. At such special meeting no 
business shall be transacted except such as shall be 
specified in the notice therefor. 

One week's notice of time and place of annual or 
special meetings shall be given by publication in a daily 
newspaper in the city of Savannah, and by maiUng 
through the postoffice in said city a written or printed 
notice to every member of the Society. 

At all meetings of the Society ten members shall con- 
stitute a quorum for the transaction of business. 

The meetings of the Society for business shall be gen- 
erally conducted according to parHamentary law, and 
the following Order of Business shall, as far as the same 
may be applicable, be followed : 

ORDER OF BUSINESS. 

1. Meeting called to order by Presiding Officer. 

2. Prayer by the Chaplain. 



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3. Reading of minutes of prior meetings not pre- 
viously acted upon. 

4. Election of officers and managers, when necessary. 

5. Communications from or report of Board of Man- 
agers. 

6. Reports of officers, 

7. Reports of special committees. 

8. Unfinished business. 

9. Written communications requiring action of the 
Society. 

10. Specially noticed business. 

11. Notices of motion for subsequent meeting. 

12. Miscellaneous business. 

13. Reading of the Preamble to this Constitution. 

14. Closing prayer by the Chaplain. 

SECTIOJ^ XV. 

Service of J^oUces. 

It shall be the duty of every member to inform the 
Secretary, by w^ritten communication, of his place of 
residence and of any change thereof, and of his post- 
office address. 

Service of any notice under this Constitution or By- 
Laws upon any member of the Society, addressed to 
him at his last recorded place of residence or postoffice 
address, and forwarded by mail, shall be deemed suffi- 
cient service of such notice. 

SECTioj^ xri. 

Recommendation of Candidates. 

No member shall approve an application for member- 
ship in this Society unless he shall know the candidate 
to be worthy, and shall have satisfied himself by due 
examination of proofs that such candidate is eligible, 
and will, if admitted, be a desirable member. 



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SECTIOJ^ XVII. 
Decease of Members. 
Upon the decease of any member residing within the 
State of Georgia, it shall become the duty of the other 
members, when practicable, to attend the funeral. 

Any member, upon being informed of the decease of 
a member, shall make it his business to see that the 
Secretary is promptly notified of the fact, which fact 
shall also, in due time, be communicated to the Society. 

SECTIOJ^ xriiL 

Certificate of Membership. 
Every member shall be entitled to receive a certificate 
of membership, which shall be authenticated by the 
President and Secretary, and countersigned by the 
Registrar of the Society, and to which the seal of the 
" Sons of the Revolution " shall be affixed. The cer- 
tificate shall be in form following : 

Sone of the IRevolution^ 



56e it Iknown, That 

has been duly admitted a member of this Institution in 

right of the services of 

in the cause of American Independence during the War 
of the Revolution. 

Dated at the City of Savannah this day of 

, in the year of our Lord 

thousand hundred and , and 

of the independence of the United States of America 
the 

President of the Society. 
Secretary of the Society 
Registrar. 



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SECTION XIX, 
Marshal. 

The President of the Society may, from time to time, 
in his discretion, designate a member to act, under his 
direction, as Marshal for the Society, in its commemo- 
rative celebrations, parades and other meetinga, and to 
perform such duties as usually appertain to such 
position. 

SECTION XX. 
Alterations or Amendments. 
No alteration nor amendment of the By-Laws of this 
Society shall be made unless notice thereof shall be duly 
given in writing, signed by the member proposing the 
same, at a meeting of the Society, nor unless the same 
shall be adopted at a subsequent meeting, held at least 
thirty days after such notice, by a vote of two-thirds of 
the members present. 



LIST OF MEMBERS. 



ADMITTED 

1891. Adams, William James Bulloch, 

Great-grandson of Richard Wylly, President of Rebel Council ; 
Quartermaster-General on general staff of Georgia Brigade of Con- 
tinental Line, with rank of Colonel. 

1892. Appleton, George Lyman, (Insignia No. 1377.) 

Great-grandson of James Sullivan (1744-1808), member of Provin- 
cial Congress of Massachusetts, 1775; member of Constitutional 
Convention of Massachusetts, 1779-1780. 

1893. Atkinson, Henry Morrell, 

Great-grandson of Amos Atkinson (1754 ), a "minute-man" in 

Captain Moses Little's Minute Company of Massachusetts, 1775; 
Second Lieutenant in Captain Jacob Gerrish'a Company, Seventeenth 
Regiment of Foot, 1775. 

1892. Baker, Stephen Jackson Maxwell. 

Great-grandson of John Baker (17 — 1792), member of committee 
appointed by Convention at Savannah, Ga., July 20, 1774, to pre- 
pare resolutions expressive of the sentiments and determination of 
the people of that Province in regard to the Boston Port Bill ; mem- 
ber of Provincial Congress of Georgia, 1775-1777 ; member of Coun- 
cil of Safety, 1776; Colonel, commanding a regiment of militia of 
Liberty County, Georgia, 1775-1783; wounded in skirmish at Bull- 
town Swamp, November 19, 1778; defeated Captain Goldsmith at 
"White House, Ga., June 28, 1779 ; participated in capture of Augusta, 
Ga., May- June, 1781. 

1891. Barnard, Andrew Fuller, M. D., 

Grandson of John Barnard Major of militia, Chatham County, 
Georgia, at the seige of Savannah, October, 1779. 

1891. Bee, William Joseph, 

Grandson of Joseph Bee, of Pon Pon, S. C. , Acting Aide to Gen- 
eral Moultrie ; confined on prison ship and sent to St. Augustine. 

1891. Bulloch, Joseph Gaston, M. D., 

Great-great-grandson of Archibald Bulloch (1730-1777), President 
Georgia Provincial Congress, 1775, and member of Council of 
Safety of 1775; on several important committees; President and 
Commander-in-Chief of Georgia, 1776; member of Continental Con- 
gress, 1775, and elected to Continental Congress of 1776. 

Also, great-great-great-grandson of James Bulloch (1701-1780), 
member of Georgia Provincial Congress. 

Also, great-grandson of James Bulloch (17 — 1806), Captain of the 
Virginia State Garrison Troops, commanded by Colonel George 
Muter; enlisted in 1778 and honorably discharged in 1781. 

Also, great-great-grandson of Dr. Noble Wymberley Jones (1732- 
1805), Speaker of Georgia Provincial Congress, 1775; member of 
the Georgia Council of Safety, 1776; delegate to the Continental 



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ADMITTED. 

Congress, 1775, 1781-1782; imprisoned and sent to St. Augustine. 

Also, great-great-grandson of Private Robert Bolton (1722-1789), 
Georgia militia. 

Also, great-grandson of Joseph Lewis, of Captain Elijah Lewis' 
company, Liberty County militia, Georgia. 

Also, great-great-great-grandson of James DeVeaux (1710-1785), 
one of the Assistant Judges of the Colony of Georgia, and member 
of the Georgia Provincial Congress, 1775. 

1891. Bullock, Robert Hutchinson, 

Great-great-grandson of Archibald Bulloch (1730-1777), President 
of Georgia Provincial Congress, 1775 ; member of Council of Safety 
of 1775; on several important committees; President and Com- 
mander-in-Chief of Georgia, 1776 ; delegate to and member of Con- 
tinental Congress, 1775, and elected to Continental Congress of 
1776. 

Also, great-great-great-grandson of James Bulloch (1701-1780), 
member of Georgia Provincial Congress. 

Also, great-grandson of James Bulloch (17 — 1806), Captain of the 
Virginia State Garrison Troops, commanded by Colonel George 
Muter; enlisted in 1778, and honorably discharged in 1781. 

Also, great-great-grandson of Dr. Noble Wymberley Jones (1732- 
1805), Speaker of Georgia Provincial Congress, 1775 ; member of 
the Georgia Council of Safety, 1776; delegate to the Continental 
Congress, 1775, 1781-1782 ; imprisoned and sent to St. Augustine. 

Also, great-grandson of Joseph Lewis, of Captain Elijah Lewis' 
company, Liberty County mditia, Georgia. 

Also, great-great-grandson of Private Robert Bolton (1722-1789) 
Georgia militia. 

Also, great-great-great -grandson of James DeVeaux (1710-1785), 
one of the Assistant Judges of the Colony of Georgia, and member 
of the Georgia Provincial Congress, 1775. 

1892. Bullock, Frederick Prescott, 

Great-grandson of Joseph Prescott, surgeon, with rank of Colonel, 
in General George Washington's Army, until the close of the war. 

1891. BuRDELL, Robert Francis, (insignia No. 647.) 

Great-grand-nephew of General Francis Marion (1732-1795), of 
South Carolina. 

1891. Burroughs, John Whitehead, 

Great-grandson of John Berrien (1759-1817), Lieutenant at age of 
15 years, Captain at age of 17 years; Brigade-Major under General 
Lachlan Mcintosh; with the army at Valley Forge, and at Battle 
of Monmouth. 

Also, great-grandson of Nicholas Anciaux, Quartermaster-Treasurer 
of the French Royal Deux Ponts Regiment, January 1, 1779; 
original commission signed by Louis XVI. now in possession of his 
descendants. 

1892. Burroughs, William Berrien, M. D. 

Great-grandson of John Berrien (1759-1817), Lieutenant at age of 
15 years, Captain at age of 17 ; Brigade-Major under General Lach- 
lan Mclniosh ; with army at Valley Forge and at Battle of Mon- 
mouth. 



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ADMITTED. 

Ako, great-grandson of Nicholas Anciaux, Quartermaster-Treasurer 
of the French Royal Deux Fonts Regiment, January 1, 1779; 
original commission signed by Louis XVI. now in possession of his 
descendants. 

1891. Carrington, Paul Miles, M. D., 

Great-grandson of p]dward White (1758-1812), Ensign in Fifth 
Mas.sachusetts regiment, commanded by Colonel Michael Jackson ; 
Lieutenant and Acting Adjutant of regiment; at the surrender of 
Burgoyne; at Germantown and Monmouth; at the storming of a 
British redoubt by Lafayette; at surrender of Cornwallis, as'"Lieu- 
tenant in Captain Burnham's company of light infantry; United 
States Brigade Inspector, with rank of Major. 

1891. Chisholm, Timothy Barnard, M. D. (insignia No. 672.) 

Great-grandson of John Barnard, Major of Chatham County militia, 
Georgia. 

1893. Chisholm, Walter Scott. 

Great-great-grandson of John Barnard, Major of Chatham County 
miliiia, Georgia. 

1992. Clifton, William. 

Great-grandson of John Sharpe (1762-1835), a soldier of the Revo 
lution in Georgia. 

1892. CoBURN, Moses Douville. 

Great-grandson of Pierre Douville (1725-1794). Lieutenant in the 
Continental Navy; in many actions; honorably retired January 
1, 1784; remained in French navy as Captain of the frigate L'lni- 
petueux : killed at Battle ofE Ushant. 

1892. CoLviLLE, Fulton. 

Great-great-grandson of Andrew Colvillc (1712-1796), Captain in the 
Washington County, Virginia, forces, 1776; Captain under Col. 
Wm. Campbell, and served at the battle of King's Mountain Oct 
7, 1780, and other battles. 

1893. CosENS, George Augustus. 

Great-great-grandson of Samuel Stirk, Rebel Secretary, named in 
the Britisii Disqualifying Act of 1780; Secretary to the Georgia 
Council of Safety, 1777; delegate to the Provincial Congress 1781. 

1892. DeRenne, Wymberley Jones. 

Great-grandson of Dr. Noble Wymberley Jones (1732-1805), Speaker 
of Provincial Legislature of Georgia, 1775; member of the Georgia 
Council^ of Safety 1776; member of the Continental Congress, 1775, 
1781-1782; imprisoned and sent to St. Augustine. 

1894. Du BiGNON, Fleming Grantland. 

Great-grandson of Thomas Tinsley (1755-1822), Colonel of Virginia 
troops from 1776 to close of the war. 

1891. Earle, Richard Harrison. 

Grandson of Samuel Earle (1760-1833), Ensign in Captain John 
Bowie's Company, Fifth Regiment of South Carolina troops of the 
Continental line, promoted to captaincy. 



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admitted. 

1893. Elliott, Arthur Beverly. 

Great-great-grandson of Colonel Joseph Habersham (1751-1815), 
one of a party of six who seized the Royal Powder Magazine at 
Savannah, 1776; member of Georgia Council of Safety, 1776; as- 
sisted in capture of powder vessels, 1776, a portion of the powder 
sent to Boston ; led the party which arrested the Royal Governor 
Wright and imprisoned him; Major of the first battalion of troops 
raised in Georgia ; engaged at the siege of Savannah, 1779 ; named 
as Rebel Colonel in the British Disqualifying Act, 1780. 

1892. Elliott, Edward Stiles. 

Great-great-grandson of Joseph Clay (1741-1805), Paymaster-Gen- 
eral of the Southern Department during the Revolutionary war. 

Also, great-great grandson of John McQueen, Special Envoy from 
General Washington to the Marquis de Lafayette. 

Also, great-great-grandson of Samuel Stiles, who assisted in ob- 
taining large stores of powder for the patriot government. 

Also great-grandson of Wilham Elliott (1761-1808)^ wounded at 
the battle of Beaufort. 

1893. Falligant, Robert. 

Great-grandson of John Raiford, Lieutenant Second Regiment of 
North Carolina troops of the Continental line. 

1892. Farr, Thomas Cater. 

Great-grandson of Thomas John Smith Farr, a soldier of South 
Carolina. 

1891. Gadsden, George Morrell. 

Great-great-grandson of Brigadier-General Christopher Gadsden 
(1724-1805), Continental Army ; delegate to First Continental Con- 
gress; Colonel First Regiment South Carolina Militia, 1775; Colonel 
Third Regiment South Carolina militia, 1775; member Con- 
tinental Naval Committee, 1776; Brigadier-General Continental 
Army, 1776; member Constitutional Convention, South Carolina; 
Lieutenant-Governor Soutli Carolina, 1780 ; member South Carolina 
Assembly, 1782; elected Governor of South Carolina, 1782; was 
prisoner at St. Augustine July, 1780, to June, 1781. 

1891. GiBBs, Charles Maxwell. 

Great-great-grandson of William Maxwell (1739-1807), member 
Provincial Congress of Georgia, 1775-1777; appointed by Provincial 
Congress one of the "trustees for taking into their custody and man- 
agement the [British] forfeited estates" May 4, 1778 ; privateersman 
commanding his own armed vessel, recovering property taken by 
British, and attacking parties of tiie enemy engaged in collecting 
forage and provisions for the Royal troops in Savannah, 1779 ; ar- 
rested, tried for "treasonable practices" and convicted January, 
1780, fined £300 and kept under parole until the evacuation of Sa- 
vannah, July 11, 1782. 

Also, great-great-grandson of John Baker (17 — 1792), member of 
committee appointed by convention at Savannah, Ga. , July 20, 1774, 
to prepare resolutions expressive of the sentiments and determina- 
tion of the people of that Province in regard to the Boston Port 
Bill; member of Provincial Congress of Georgia, 1775-1777; member 
of Georgia Council of Safety, 1776 ; Colonel commanding a regiment 



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ADMITTED. 



of militia of Liberty County, Ga. , 1775-1783 ; wounded in skirmish 
at Bulltown Swamp, Nov. 19, 1778 ; defeated Captain Goldsmith at 
White House, Ga., June 28, 1779; participated in capture of Augusta, 
Ga., May-June, 1781. 

1891. Gordon, Beirne. 

Great-grandson of Ambrose Gordon, of New Jersey, Lieutenant of 
cavalry under Colonel William Washington. 

1891. Grant, William Daniel (insignia No. 646.) 

Great-grandson of Lieutenant-Colonel James Jackson (1757-1806), 
Lieutenant, promoted Captain, Georgia militia, 1775-1776; Major in 
Colonel Baker's regiment Georgia militia, 1779; Brigade-Major of 
General Andrew Pickens' Brigade, January, 1781, Lieutenant- 
Colonel Georgia Militia, 1781 ; received the formal surrender of 
Savannah, 1782. 

Also, Great-grandson of Thomas Grant (1757-1828), Ensign in the 
Sixth Regiment North Carolina Continental Infantry, April 17, 1776. 

Also, great-great-grandson of William Young (1743-1776), Speaker 
of Georgia Assembly 1775, and member of the First Georgia Provin- 
cial Congress. 

1891. Grant, John William. 

Great great-grandson of Lieutenant-Colonel James Jackson (1757- 
1806), Lieutenant, promoted Captain, Georgia militia, 1775-1776; 
Major in Colonel Baker's Regiment Georgia militia, 1779; Brigade- 
Major of General Andrew Pickens' Brigade, January, 1781 ; Lieu- 
tenant-Colonel Georgia militia, 1781 ; received formal surrender of 
Savannah, 1782. 

Also, great-great-grandson of Thomas Grant, (1757-1828), Ensign 
in Sixth Regiment North Carolina Continental Infantry April 16, 
1776. 

Also, great-great-grandson of William Young (1743-1776), Speaker 
of Georgia Assembly 1775, and member of First Georgia Provincial 
Congress. 

1892. Grant, Peter G. 

Great-grandson of Thomas Grant (1757-1828), commissioned as 
Ensign in Sixth Regiment of North Carolina troops of the Conti- 
nental Line, April 16, 1776. 

1893. Grantland, Seaton. 

Great-grandson of Thomas Tinsley (1755-1822), Colonel of Virginia 
troops from 1776 to close of the war. 

1891. Haines, Arthur S. 

Great-great-grandson of Andrew Haines, a soldier of the Revolu- 
tion in Massachusetts and Connecticut. 

1892. Hardee, Herbert Percival. 

Great-great-grandson of John Hardee, private in Colonel Elijah 
Clarke's regiment, wounded at Battle of Cowpens, January 17, 1781. 

Also, great-great-grandson of Joseph Lewis, of Captain Elijah 
Lewis' Company, Liberty County militia, Georgia. 

Also, great-great-grandson of Private Robert Bolton (1722-1789), 
Georgia militia. 



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OMITTED. 

1891. Harden, William (Insignia No. 436.) 

Great-grandson of William Harden (1743-1785), appointed Captain 
of Beaufort Artillery, South Carolina, March, 1776; in command of 
Fort Lyttleton for fourteen months; Colonel of militia under General 
Stephen Bull, 1777. attacked British at "Wiggins' Hill, 1779; Colo- 
nel in Marion's Command, 1780-1781 ; in several skirmishes with 
British, 1781 ; captured Fort Balfour, with about 100 prisoners, 12th 
April, 1781; at siege and capture of Fort Galphin, 1781; in active 
service until end of war. 

Also, great-grandson of William Maxwell (1739 1807), rr ember of 
Provincial Congress of Georgia, 1775-1777; appointed by Provincial 
Congress one of the "trustees for taking into their custodj'^ and man- 
agement the [British] forfeited estates," May 4, 1778; Privateers- 
man commanding his own armed vessel, recovering property taken 
by British, and attacking parties of the enemy engaged in collecting 
forage and provisions for the Royal troops in Savannah, 1779; ar- 
rested, tried for "treasonable practices " and convicted, January, 
1780 ; fined £300 and kept under parole until the evacuation of Savan- 
nah, July 11, 1782. 

.4/50, great-grandson of John Baker (17 — 1792), member of commit- 
tee appointed by Convention at Savannah. Ga. , July 20, 1774, to pre- 
pare resolutions expressive of the sentiments and determination of 
the people of that Province in regard to the Boston Port Bill ; mem- 
ber of Provincial Congress of Georgia, 1775-1777; member of Geor- 
gia Council of Safety, 1776; Colonel commanding a regiment of 
militia of Liberty County, Ga., 1775-1783; wounded in skirmish at 
Bulltown Swamp, November 19, 1778 ; defeated Captain Goldsmith 
at White House, Ga., June 28, 1779; participated in capture of 
Augusta, Ga., May-June, 1781. 

1891. Harden, William Dearing (Insignia Jo. 797.) 

Great-grandson of William Harden (1743-1785), appointed Captain 
of Beaufort Artillery, South Carolina, March, 1776; in command of 
Fort Lyttleton for fourteen months; Colonel of militia under General 
Stephen Bull, 1777; attacked British at Wiggins' Hill, 1779; Colonnl 
in Marion's Command. 1780-1781; in several skirmishes with British, 
1781 ; captured Fort Balfour with about 100 prisoners, April 12th, 
1781 ; at siege and capture of Fort Galphin, 1781 ; in active service 
until end of war. 

Also, great-grandson of John Baker (17 — 1792), member of com- 
mittee appointed by Convention at Savannah, Ga. , July 20, 1774, 
to prepare resolutions expressive of the sentiments and determina- 
tion of the people of that Province in regard to the Boston Port Bill ; 
member of Provincial Congress of Georgia, 1775-1777; member of 
Georgia Council of Safety, 1776 ; Colonel commanding a regiment 
of militia of Liberty County, Ga., 1775-1783; wounded in skirmish 
at Bulltown Swamp, November 19, 1778 ; defeated Captain Gold- 
smith at White House, Ga. , June 28, 1779 ; participated in capture of 
Augusta, Ga., May-June, 1781. 

Also, great-grandson of Thomas Pasteur (17 — 1806), Ensign Fourth 
North Carolina Regiment of Infantry of the Continental line, Decem- 
ber 29, 1777; transferred to the First North Carolina Regiment 
December 29, 1778; promoted Lieutenant First North Carolina Regi- 
ment, November 20, 1779; Paymaster April 10, 1782; honorably 
retired November 15, 1783 ; Lieutenant First Regiment United States 
Infantry, June 3, 1790; Captain First Regiment United States In- 
fantry March 5, 1792; Major Second Regiment United States 



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ADMITTED. 

Infantry April 11, 1803; Lieutenant-Colonel, July, 1806; died in 
service July 29, 1806 ; original member North Carolina Society of 
the Cincinnati. 

1892. Henderson, Marion Henry (Insignia No. 1259.) 

Great-great-grandson of John Screven (1750-1816), Second Lieuten- 
ant of a company of rangers, of St. John's Parish, Ga. , January 9, 
1776. 

Also, great-great-great-grandson of Jonathan Bryan (1708- 
1788). served as Lieutenant of Carolina Mounted Volunteers under 
General Oglethorpe, in his expedition against St. Augustine, 1740; 
aided in the settlement of Savannah, 1733 ; member of the Royal 
Governor's Council, and Justice of the General Court of Georgia, 
1754-1769 ; President of the meeting at Savannah of remonstrants 
against British oppression, 1769, for which he was suspended from 
oflBce, by order of the King; resigned from the Royal Governor's 
Council, 1774; member of the committee which framed the resolu- 
tions of the patriot convention, at Tondee's Tavern, Savannah, 
August, 1774; Delegate in the Provincial Congress, 1775; member of 
the Council of Safety, and pro tern. Vice-president and Commander- 
in-Chief of the State of Georgia, 1775 ; member of the first Execu- 
tive Council of Georgia, 1777; captured by the British, January 1, 
1779, and held a prisoner for more than two years; named in the 
British Act of Disqualification, July, 1780. 

1892. Hines, George Wilmer. 

Great-great-grandson of Theodore Middleton (1758-1845), Lieuten- 
ant of Maryland troops of the Continental line, under General 
Montgomery Bailey, 1776; raised and equipped at his own expense 
two companies. 

1891. HuGER, John Wells, 

Great grandson of Benjamin Huger (1746-1779), Major in South 
CaroHna troops of the Continental line; contributed largely from 
his private fortune to the cause of American Independence ; killed 
in service before Charleston, May 11, 1779. 

Also, great-grandson of Daniel Huger (1741-1799), member of the 
First Continental Congress ; member of the Privy Council of South 
Carolina, under Governor John Rutledge. 

1891. Huger, Thomas Pinckney, 

Great-grandson of Benjamin Huger (1746-1779), Major in South 
Carolina troops of the Continental line; contributed largely from 
his private fortune to the cause of American Independence ; killed 
in service before Charleston May 11, 1779. 

Also, great-grandson of Daniel Huger (1741-1799), member of the 
First Continental Congress ; member of the Privy Council of South 
Carolina, under Governor John Rutledge. 

1892. Hunter, Bayard M., 

Great-great-grandson of Dr. Noble Wymberley Jones (1732-1805), 
Speaker of Georgia Provincial Congress, 1775; member of the 
Georgia Council of Safety, 1776 ; delegate to the Continental Con- 
gress, 1775, 1781-1782; imprisoned and sent to St. Augustine. 



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ADMITTED. 

1891. Johnson, Harvey, 

Great-grandson of Colonel Robert Johnson (17 — 1814), engaged in 
battle of Bryant's Station, 1781 ; Captain under General George 
Rogers Clarke, in his expedition of 1782 ; member of Virginia Legis- 
lature, 1782. 

Aho, great-great-grandson of Sterling Wade, Lieutenant in South 
Carolina militia ; mortally wounded at seige of Savannah, October, 
1779. 

1891. Jones, Francis Fitch, 

Great-great-grandson of Augustus Fitch (1733-1815), Lieutenant in 
Ebenezer Barbour's Fourth Regiment of Light Horse from East 
Windsor, Conn., May, 1776. 

Also, great-great-grandson of Nehemiah Gaylord, who served in 
Captain Seymour's company. Major Sheldon's regiment, from Farm- 
ington, Conn., in 1776. 

1891. *JoNES, Henry Hart, 

Grandson of John Jones (17 — 1779), Major of Georgia troops of 
the Continental line; killed at the seige of Savannah, October, 
1779. 

♦Died February 13, 1893. 

1891. Jones, Wallace Savage, 

Great-great-grandson of Dr. Noble Wimberley Jones (1732-1805), 
Speaker of Georgia Provincial Congress, 1775; member of the 
Georgia Council of Safety, 1776 ; delegate to the Continental Con- 
gress, 1775, 1781-1782; imprisoned and sent to St. Augustine. 

1892. King, Clifford Barrington, 

Great-grandson of John Habersham (1750-1799), Major in First 
regiment of Georgia troops of the Continental line. 

1892. Larcombe, Eichard Monroe. 

Great-grandson of Reuben Champion (1760-1832), who, at the age 
of 15, enlisted in the Continental Army and served until the close 
of the war. 

Also, great-great-grandson of Reuben Champion (1727-1777), sur- 
geon in the Continental Army, on duty at Fort Ticonderoga, where 
he died, March 29, 1777. 

1891. Lathrop, Francis Stebbins. 

Great-great-grandson of Joseph Gibbons, member of the Rebel As- ' 
sembly of Georgia, named in Royal Disqualifying Act of 1780. 

Also, great-great-grandson of Richard Howley (1744-1784), Gover- 
nor of Georgia, 1780-1781, and a member of the Continental Con- 
gress, 1780-1781. 

1892. Leaken, William Ridgley. 

Great-grandson of Theodore Middleton (1758-1845), Lieutenant of 
Maryland troops of the Continental line, under General Mountjoy 
Bailey, 1776; raised and equipped at his own expense two companies. 

1891. Lee, Blewett Harrison. 

Great-great-grandson of William Lee (1747-1803), Colonel of a regi- 
ment of South Carolina troops, imprisoned and sent to St. Augustine. 



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ADMITTED. 

1893. Le Hardy, Louis Marcel. 

Great-great-grandson of Richard Proctor (1734-1817), served as a 
private in the patriot army in South Carolina; was wounded and 
crippled for life. 

1891. McAlpin, Henry. 

Great-grandson of Reuben Champion (1760-1833), who, at the age 
of 15, enlisted in the Continental Army and served until the close 
of the war. 

Also, great-great-grandson of Reuben Champion (1727-1777), sur- 
geon in the Continental Army, on dutvat Fort Ticonderoga, where 
he died, March 29, 1777. 

1892. McIntosh, Lachlan Hamilton, 

Great-grandson of William Mcintosh, Colonel of Georgia troops of 
the Continental line. 

Also, grandson of Lachlan Mcintosh, Colonel of Georgia troops 
of the Continental line. 

1892. Maxwell, George Troup, M. D., 

Grandson of William Maxwell (1739-1807), member of Provincial 
Congress of Georgia, 1775-77, appointed by Provincial Congress 
one of the ' ' Trustees for taking into their custody and management 
the [British] forfeited estates," May 4, 1778; privateersman, com- 
manding his own armed vessel, recovering property taken by 
British, and attacking parties of the enemy engaged in collecting 
forage and provisions for the Royal troops in Savannah, 1779; 
arrested, tried for "treasonable practices" and convicted January, 
1780; fined £800 and kept under parole until the evacuation of 
Savannah, July 11, 1782. 

Also, grandson of John Baker (17 — 1792), member of committee 
appointed by convention at Savannah, Ga. , July 20, 1774, to pre- 
pare resolutions expressive of the sentiments and determination of 
the people of that Province in regard to the Boston Port Bill ; mem- 
ber of Provincial Congress of Georgia, 1775-77; member of Georgia 
Council of Safety, 1776 ; Colonel commanding a regiment of militia 
of Liberty County, Ga. , 1775-83; wounded in skirmish at Bulltown 
Swamp, November 19, 1778; defeated Captain Goldsmith at White 
House, Ga., June 28, 1779; participated in capture of Augusta, Ga., 
May-June, 1781. 

1891. MiLLEDGE, John, 

Grandson of John Milledge (1757-1818), shared in seizure of powder 
magazine at Savannah, May. 1775, and in the arrest of Sir James 
Wright, Royal Governor; at the fall of Savannah, December, 1778; 
at the seige of Savannah, October, 1779; Attorney-General of 
Georgia, 1780; member of the Legislature; member of Congress; 
Governor of Georgia ; United States Senator. 

Also, great-grandson of Barnard Elliott, Captain-Lieutenant of 
South CaroHna Artillery, May 29, 1778 ; taken prisoner at Charles- 
ton, May 12, 1780. 

1892. Minis, J. Florance. 

Great-grandson of Phihp Minis, named in the Georgia Royal Dis 
qualifying Act of 1780. 



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ADMITTED. 

1891. Morel, Calhoun Tyler. 

Great-grandson of John Morel (1733-1776), member of llie Georgia 
Council of Safety and Provincial Congress, 1775-1776. 

1891. Morel, William Falconer. 

Great-grandson of John Morel (1733-1776), member of the Georgia 
Council of Safety and Provincial Congress, 1775-1776. 

1892. Morgan, Jr., Thomas Sanderson. 

Great-great-grandson of John Berrien (1759-1817), made Lieutenant 
at the age of 15 years, Captain at 17; Bripade-Major under General 
Lachlan Mcintosh ; with the army at Valley Forge, and at Battle of 
Monmouth. 

1892. Myers, Levy Julian. 

Great-grandson of Philip Minis, named in the Georgia Royal Dis- 
qualifying Act of 1780. 

1891. Nathans, Waring Russell. 

Great-grandson of Dr. Philip M. Russell (1740-1830), of Philadel- 
phia, Pennsylvania; served as surgeon's mate in Virginia. 

1891. Oemler, Arminus. 

Grandson of Solomon Shad (1759-1833), Second Lieutenant of Geor- 
gia troops under General Samuel Elbert; captured, and imprisoned 
at Charleston and New York. 

1891. Olney, Alfred Clarence. 

Great-grandson of Stephen Olney (1755-1832), Ensign in Captain 
John Angell's Company, Second Regiment Rhode Island militia, 
Colonel Hitchcock, May-December, 1775. at Bunker Hill; First 
Lieutenant in Captain Coggeshall's Company, Eleventh Regiment 
Continental Infantry, Colonel Hitchcock, January, 1776; commis- 
sioned Captain in Second Regiment Rhode Island Continental In- 
fantry, January 1. 1777; served at siege of Yorktown, and there 
severely wounded. 

1892. Orme, Aquilla Johns. 

Great-grandson of Richard McAllister (17 — 1795), Colonel of York 
County Battalion of Minute-Men, of Pennsylvania, July 29, 1775; 
Colonel of York County Battalion of Associators (Third Battalion), 
August, 1776; County Lieutenant of York County, June 14, 1777; 
on "Committee of Observation" for York County, Pennsylvania, in 
1775-1776 ; commanded a regiment of Pennsylvania militia, in General 
Hugh Mercer's Brigade, in Flying Camp, Amboy^ N. J., etc., Oc- 
tober, 1776. 

Also, great-grandson of Archibald Orme (1730-1810), Colonel of 
Maryland militia; clerk of Meeting in Frederick County, Maryland, 
June 11, 1774, which resolved to break off all communication with 
Great Britain ; on "Committee of Observation," for Frederick County, 
Maryland, January 24, 1775. 

Also, great-great-grandson of James Chambers (17 — 1805), Cap- 
tain of a company in June, 1775, raised by himself; Lieutenant- 
Colonel of Hand's Rifle Battalion in the Army at Cambridge, March 
7, 1776; Colonel of First Regiment of Pennsylvania troops ot the 
Continental line, September 26, 1776; wounded at the Battle of 
Brandywine. 



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ADMITTED. 

1892. Orme, Francis Hodgson, M. D. 

Great. grandson of Richard McAllister (17 — 1795), Colonel of York 
Count}^ Battalion of Minute- Men of Pennsylvania, July 29, 1775; 
Colonel of York County Battalion of Associators (Third Battalion), 
August. 1756; County Lieutenant of York County, June 14, 1777; 
on "Committee of Observation " for York County, Pennsylvania, in 
1775-1776 ; commmanded a regiment of Pennsylvania militia in Gen- 
eral Hugh Mercer's Brigade, in Flying Camp, Amboy, N. J., etc., 
October, 1776. 

/tlso, great-grandson of Archibald Orme (1730-1810). Colonel of 
Maryland militia; clerk of meeting in Frederick County, Maryland, 
June 11, 1774, which resolved to break off all communication with 
Great Britain; on ''Committee of Observation" for Frederick County, 
Maryland, January 24, 1775. 

Also, great-great-grandson of James Chambers (17 — 1805), Captain 
of a company in June, 1775, raised by himself; Lieutenant-Colonel 
of Hand's Rifle Battalion in the Army at Cambridge, March 7, 1776; 
Colonel of First Regiment of Pennsylvania troops of the Continental 
line, September 26, 1776 ; wounded at the Battle of Brandy wine. 

1892. Orme, Frank. 

Great-great-grandson of Richard McAllister (17 — 1795), Colonel of 
York County Battalion of Minute-Men, of Pennsylvania, July 29, 
1775 ; Colonel of York County Battalion of Associators (Third Bat- 
tallion), August, 1776 ; County Lieutenant of York County, June 
14, 1777; on "Committee of Observation" for York County, Penn- 
sylvania, in 1775-1776; commanded a regiment of Pennsylvania 
militia in General Hugh Mercer's Brigade, in Flying Camp, Amboy, 
N. J., etc., October, 1776. 

Also, great-greatgrandson of Archibald Orme (1730-1810), Colonel 
of Maryland militia; clerk of meeting in FrederickCounty, Maryland, 
June 11, 1774, which resolved to break off all communication with 
Great Britain; on "Committee of Observation" for Frederick County, 
Maryland, January 24 1775. 

Also, great-great-great-grandson of James Chambers (17 — 1805), 
Captain of a company in June, 1775, raised by himself; Lieutenant- 
Colonel of Hand's Rifle Battalion in the Army at Cambridge, March 
7, 1776 ; Colonel of First Regiment of Pennsylvania troops of the 
Continental Une, September 26, 1776; wounded at the Battle of 
Brandywine. 

Also, great-great-grandson of William Pope (1763 1823), one of 
Marion's men. 

1892. Orme, Joseph Thompson. 

Great-great-grandson of Richard McAllister (17 — 1795), Colonel of 
York County Battalion of Minute-Men of Pennsylvania, July 29, 
1775 ; Colonel of York County Battalion of Associators (Third Bat- 
talion), August, 1776; County Lieutenant of York County, June 14, 
1777; on "Committee of Observation" for York County, Pennsyl- 
vania, in 1775-1776; commanded a Regiment of Pennsylvania militia 
in General Hugh Mercer's Brigade, in Flying Camp, Amboy, N. J., 
etc., October, 1776. 

Also great-great-grandson of Archibald Orme (1730-1810), Colonel 
of Maryland militia; Clerk of meeting in Frederick County, Mary- 
land. June 11, 1774, which resolved to break off all communication 
with Great Britain; on "Committee of Observation" for Frederick 
County, Maryland, January 24, 1775. 



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Also, great-great-great-grandson of James Chambers (17 — 1805), 
Captain of a Company in June, 1775, raised by himself; Lieutenant- 
Colonel of Hand's Rifle Battalion in tlie Army at Cambridge 
March 7, 1776; Colonel of First Regiment of Pennsylvania troops of 
the Continental Line, September 26, 1776 ; wounded at the battle of 
Brandy wine. 

1892. Owens, George W. 

Great-grandson of Ambrose Gordon, of New Jersey, Lieutenant of 
Cavalry uuder Colonel William "Washington. 

1892. Owens, William Wayne, M. D. 

Great-grandson of Ambrose Gordon, of New Jersey ; Lieutenant of 
Calvary under Colonel William Washington. 

1892. Peters, Quintard. 

Great-grandson of Richard Peters (1744-1828), Captain of a com- 
pany of Provisional troops of Pennsylvania in 1775; Secretary of the 
Continental Board of War, 1776-1777 ; United States Secretary of 
War, 1781 ; Member of Congress, 1782. 

1892. Pinder, Joseph William. 

Great-great-grandnephevv of John Adam Treutlen, member of 
Georgia Provincial Congress, 1775; first Governor of Georgia under 
the first Constitution of the State, 1777; named in the Royal Dis- 
qualifying Act of 1780. 

1892. Piper, Alexander Ross, Lieut. U. S. Army. 

Great-grandson of John Piper, of Bedford County, Pa., Lieutenant 
of Captain John Brady's Company under Bouquet, 1763; Sheriff of 
Bedford County, Pa., 1773-1775; Justice of same county, 
1773-1774; Member of Provincial Conference of Pennsylvania, 1775; 
Colonel of First Battalion of Bedford County Associators, 1776; 
Lieutenant-Colonel of Bedford County, Pa., 1777-1780; Member of 
State Council, 1779-1781 ; Agent for Forfeited Estates of Traitors, 
1781. 

1891. Pritohard, George Barnard. 

Great-grandson of John Barnard, Major of Militia, Chatham County, 
Ga., at the siege of Savannah, October, 1779. 

1893. Eavenel, St. Julien. 

Great-great-grandson of John Rutledge (1740-1800), Governor of 
South Carolina for two terms. 1776-1782. 

Also great-great-grandson of Daniel Ravenel (1762-1807) ; a soldier 
of South Carolina, in Marion's Command. 

1893. Rockwell, Theodosius Davies. 

Great-grandson of Edward Davies, member of the Provincial Con- 
gress of Georgia, named in the Royal Disqualifying Act of 1780. 

1891. Roosevelt, Theodore. 

Great-great-grandson of Archibald Bulloch (1730-1777) ; member of 
Council of Safety of 1775, and member of several important com- 
mittees ; President of Georgia Provincial Congress, 1775 ; President 



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ADMITTED. 

and Commander-in-Chief of Georgia, 1776; member of Continental 
Congress, 1775 ; elected to Continental Congress of 1776. 

Also, great-grandson of General Daniel Stewart (1762-1831), of 
Liberty County, Ga. ; joined the American Army at the age of 15 or 
16 years; frequently in battles with Sumter, Marion and Harden; 
taken prisoner at Pocotaligo, and placed on prison ship, from which 
he escaped ; served until the end of the war. 

1891. EussELL, Philip Moses. 

Grandson of Dr. Philip M. Russell (1740-1830), of Philadelphia, Pa. ; 
served as Surgeon's Mate in Virginia. 

1891 . Russell, Waring. (Insignia No. 763.) 

Grandson of Dr. Philip M. Russell (1740-1830), of Philadelphia, Pa. ; 
served as Surgeon's Mate in Virginia. 

1891 Satterlee, Charles Booth, Lieut. U. S. Army. 

Great-great-grandson of Private Benedict Satterlee (of Connecticut), 
Wyoming militia, Pennsylvania. 

Aho, great-grandson of Elisha Satterlee, soldier in Pennsylvania 
during a period of the Revolution. 

1892. Schley, Freeman Walker. 

Great-grandson of James Sullivan (1744-1808), member of Provin- 
cial Congress of Massachusetts, 1775; Judge of Superior Court, 
1776-1783; member of Constitutional Convention, 1779-1780; Gov- 
ernor of Massachusetts, 1807. 

1891. Schley, John Sullivan. 

Great-grandson of James Sullivan (1744-1808),, member of Provin- 
cial Congress of Massachusetts, 1775; Judge of Superior Court, 
1776-1782; member of Constitutional Convention, 1779-1780; Gov- 
ernor of Massachusetts, 1807. 

1891. Screven, George. 

Great-great-grandson of John Screven (1750-1816); Second Lieuten- 
ant of a Company of Rangers, of St. John's Parish, Ga., January 9, 
1776. 

Also, great-great-great-grandson of Jonathan Bryan (1708-1788); 
served as Lieutenant of Carolina Mounted Volunteers under General 
Oglethorpe in his expedition against St. Augustine, 1740 ; aided in 
the settlement of Savannah, 1733 ; member of the Royal Governor's 
Council, and Justice of the General Court of Georgia, 1754-1769; 
President of the meeting, at Savannah, of Remonstrants against 
British Oppression, 1769, for which he was suspended from ofiSce 
by order of the King ; resigned from the Royal Governor's Council, 
1774 ; member of the committee which framed the resolutions of the 
Patriot Convention at Tondee's Tavern, Savannah, August, 1774; 
Delegate in the Provincial Congress, 1775 ; member of the Council 
of Safety and pro tern Vice-President and Commander-in-Chief of the 
State of Georgia, 1775 ; member of the First Executive Council of 
Georgia, 1777; captured by the British, January 1, 1779, and held 
a prisoner for more than two years ; named in the British Act of 
Disqualification, July, 1780, 



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ADMITTED. 

1891. Screven, John. (Insignia No. 981.) 

Great-grandson of John Screven (1750-1816); Second Lieutenant of 
a Company of Rangers, of St. John's Parish, Ga., January 9, 1776. 
Also, great-great-grandson of Jonathan Biyan (1708-1788); served 
as Lieutenant of Carolina Volunteers under General Oglethorpe in 
his expedition against St. Augustine, 1740; aided in the settlement 
of Savannah, 1733; member of the Royal Governor's Council, and 
Justice of the General Court of Georgia, 1754-1769; President of the 
meeting at Savannah of Remonstrants against British Oppression, 
1769, for which he was suspended from office by order of the King;- 
resigned from the Royal Governor's Council, 1774; member of the 
committee which framed the resolutions of the Patriot Convention at 
Tondee's Tavern, Savannah, August, 1774; Delegate in the Provin- 
cial Congress, 1775; member of the Council of Safety and pro tern 
Vice-President and Commander-in-Chief of the State of Georgia, 
1775 ; member of the First Executive Council of Georgia, 1777 ; 
captured by the British, January 1, 1779, and held a prisoner for 
more than two years; named in the British Act of Disqualification, 
July, 1780. 

1891. Screven, Thomas Forman. 

Great-grandson of John Screven (1750-1816); Second Lieutenant of 
a Company of Rangers, of St. John's Parish, Ga. , January 9, 1776. 
Also, great-great-grandson of Jonathan Bryan ((1708-1788); served 
as Lieutenant of Carolina Mounted Volunteers under General Ogle- 
thorpe in his expedition against St. Augustine, 1740; aided in the 
settlement of Savannah, 1733; member of the Royal Governor's 
Council, and Justice of the General Court of Georgia, 1754-1769 ; 
President of the meeting, at Savannah, of Remonstrants against 
British Oppression, 1769, for which he was suspended from office by 
order of tlie King; resigned from the Royal Governor's Council, 
1774; member of the committee which framed the resolutions of the 
Patriot Convention at Tondee's Tavern, Savannah, August, 1774; 
Delegate in the Provincial Congress, 1775; member of the Council of 
Safety and pro tern Vice-President and Commander-in-Chief of the 
State of Georgia, 1775; member of the first Executive Council 
of Georgia, 1777; captured by the British January 1, 1779, and 
held a prisoner for more than two years; named in the British Act 
of Disqualification, July, 1780. 

1891. Sheftall, Benjamin Franklin, M. D. 

Great-grandson of Dr. Philip M. Russell (1740-1830), of Philadel- 
phia, Pa. ; served as Surgeon's Mate in Virginia. 

Also, great-grand-nephew of Mordecai Sheftall, Commissary Gen- 
eral in Continental Army, Georgia. 

1891. Sheftall, Thomas Jefferson. 

Great-grandson of Dr. Philip M. Russell (1740-1830), of Philadel- 
phia, Pa. ; served as Surgeon's Mate in Virginia. 

Also, grand-nephew of Sheftall Sheftall, a Revolutionary soldier in 
Georgia. 

1892. Smith, Joel Allen. (Insignia No. 1210.) 

Great-grandson of Henry Livingston (1761-1836); private of cavalry 
in North Carolina troops. 



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ADMITTED. 

1892. Speer, Emory, Judge U. S. District Court. 

Great-grandson of William Speer (17 — 1826). of South Carolina, on 
staff of General Pickens; at the siege of Augusta and battle of Kettle 
Creek. 

1892. Spivey, John Lewis. 

Great-great-grandson of Joseph Lewis, of Captain Elijah Lewis 
Company, Liberty County Militia, Georgia. 

Also, great-great-grandson of Private Robert Bolton (1722-1789), 
Georgia militia. 

1891. Stark, Henry Franklyn. 

Great-grandson of John St;irk (1728-1822), Colonel of First New 
Hampshire Regiment at Bennington, 1775; Brigadier-General of 
New Hampshire line, 1777 ; subsequently appointed Major-General 
by Congress. 

1892. Stone, George Henry, M. D. 

Great-grandson of Elias Stone (1728 ), minute man in Captain 

Jonas Lock's Company, under Colonel Williams; marched from 
Deerfield, Mass., on account of the alarm of April 19, 1775; private 
in Captain Jonathan Poor's Company, Massachusetts militia, March, 
1777; private in Captain Amasa Sheldon's Company of Colonel 
Ehsha Porter's regiment of militia, July 10 to August 12, 1777; 
private in Captain Joseph Stebbins' Company of Colonel David 
Wells' regiment of militia, September 23 to October 13, 1777; 
private in Captain Sylvanus Rice's Company, Third Regiment of 
Massachusetts Bay militia. Colonel Israel Chapin, October 27 to 
November, 1779. 

1892. Sullivan, John. 

Great-grandson of James Sullivan (1744-1808), member of Provin- 
cial Congress of Massachusetts, 1775 ; Judge of Superior Court, 
1776-1782; member of Constitutional Convention, 1779-1780; Gov- 
ernor of Massachusetts, 1807. 

1891. Taggart, Grantham Israel. (Insignia No. 636.) 

Grandson of Joseph Israel, Captain in Delaware troops; imprisoned 
on the British frigate Roebuck. 

1893. Thompson, Thomas Clarkson. 

Great-great-grandson of James Williams, First Lieutenant in Tenth 
Virginia Regiment of the Continental Line, 1776-1777 ; Captain in 
Sixth Virginia Regiment, 1777-1778. 

1893. VanWagenen, Robert. 

Great-grandnephew of Gerrit VanWagenen (1756-1792), of New 
York State ; Surgeon of Eighth Regiment of Pennsylvania troops 
of the Continental Line ; member of Society of the Cincinnati. 

1891. Vass, Rev. Lachlan Gumming, D. D. 

Great-grandson of Abram Maury (1758-1833), Second Lieutenant 
Fourteenth Virginia Regiment of the Continental Line, 14th Novem- 
ber, 1776 ; First Lieutenant 8th December, 1777 ; Regimental Adjutant 
1st January, 1778 ; Regiment designated Tenth Virginia, 14th Sep- 
tember, 1778; served through the war to the surrender at York- 
town ; promoted to a captaincy ; member of Society of the Cincinnati. 



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ADMITTED. 

1891. Wadley, George Dole. 

Great-great-grandson of William Morrill (1736-1812), served in Gen- 
eral Stark's Regiment at the battle of Bunker Hill. 

Also, great-great-grandson of Joseph Wadleigh, of Brentwood, 
N. H. ; private in Captain Porter Kimball's Company in 1777 ; in 
Captain Moses Leavett's Company, 1778. 

1891. Walthour, Josiah Law. 

Great-grandson of Andrew "Walthour, a soldier of the Revolution, in 
Liberty County, Georgia. 

Also, great-great-grandson of William Maxwell (1739-1807), mem- 
ber Provincial Congress of Georgia, 1775-1777; appointed by Pro- 
vincial Congress one of the " trustees for taking into their custody 
and management the (British) forfeited estates," May 4, 1778; 
privateersman commanding his own armed vessel, recovering prop- 
erty taken by British, and attacking parties of the enemy engaged in 
collecting forage and provisions for the Royal troops in Savannah, 
1779; arrested, tried for "treasonable practices," and convicted, 
January, 1780; fined £300 and kept under parole until the evacua- 
tion of Savannah, July 11, 1782. 

1891. Washington, Hugh Vernon. 

Grandson of Samuel Hammond (1757-1842), Colonel of South Caro- 
lina troops ; at the battle of Long Bridge, Va. , 1775; at Pittsburg, 
1778; moved to Edgefield District, S. C, 1779; at the battle of 
Stono and siege of Savannah, 1779; wounded at battle of Black- 
stocks, November 4, 1779, and had two horses killed under him ; 
upon the fall of Charleston he collected the militia and retired to 
North Carolina; at Cedar Springs, Musgrove's Mills and King's 
Mountain ; led his regiment of horse at King's Mountain ; at Cow- 
pens and Eutaw Springs; member of Congress and in other import- 
ant offices in Georgia and South Carolina after the Revolution. 

1891. West, James Bolton. 

Great-great-grandson of Colonel Richard Wylly, Quartermaster- 
General in Georgia Brigade of the Continental Line, and President 
of the Rebel Council; named in the British Disqualifying Act of 
1780. 

Also, great-great-grandson of Private Robert Bolton (1722-1789), 
Georgia militia. 

1891. West, Thomas Newell. 

Great-great-grandson of Colonel Richard Wylly, Quartermaster- 
General in Georgia Brigade of the Continental Line, and President 
of the Rebel Council ; named in the British Disqualifying Act of 
1780. 

Also, great-great-grandson of Private Robert Bolton (1722-1789), 
Georgia militia. 

1893. White, John Westbrook. 

Great-grandson of William White (1753-1833) volunteer, July, 1776, 
in Captain Michael Dickson's Company, Colonel Richardson's Regi- 
ment, S. C. ; on duty eighteen months at Charleston, etc. ; after- 
ward in Captain Walker's Militia Company at Black Swamp and 
Charleston ; in Captain Lacey's Company at Molly's Meeting House, 
May, 1780 ; in Captain John McClure's Company, under Sumter at 
Camden and Fishing Creek; with Colonel Lacey's Regiment in 



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ADMITTED. 

North Carolina ; joined Colonel Campbell's forces, and was at bat- 
tles of King's Mountain, Cowpens and other battles in the Carolinas. 

1893. Wolff, Bernard, M. D. 

Great-great-grandson of William Campbell (1745-1781). Captain of 
militia 1774; led a company of horse to Williamsburg, Va., Septem- 
ber, 1775, joining Patrick Henry's regiment; under General Lewis, 
assisted in dislodging Governor Dinsmore from Gwyn's Island, July, 
1776; Lieutenant-Colonel of militia, 1777; Colonel in 1780; dis- 
tinguished himself at King's Mountain, October 7. 1780; at Guilford 
Court House, March, 1781 ; Brigadier-General of Militia and with 
Lafayette at battle of Jamestown. 

1892, Workman, William Clark 

Great-grandson of Samuel Jenkins (1729-1780), member of Captain 
John Dozier's Company, known as the Neck Company (of Britton's 
Neck, S. C), putting to rout the Tories on Keowee River, N. C. ; 
in the Seawee expedition; died from exposure during the service. 

Also, grandson of Rev. James Jenkins (1764-1849), in service a 
short time before the close of the war, under Colonel Baxter, of 
Marion's Brigade. 

1892. Wylly, George Washington. (Insignia No. 1237.) 

Grandson of Thomas Wylly (17— 1846), of Effingham County, Ga. , 
Lieutenant in Colonel John White's Regiment of Georgia troops of 
the Continental Line. 

1893. Wylly, Richard Habersham, (insignia No. 1238.) 

Grandson of Thomas Wylly (17 — 1846), of Effingham County, Ga., 
Lieutenant in Colonel John White's Regiment of Georgia troops of 
the Continental Line. 

1892. Wylly, Robert Lee. (Insignia No. 1338.) 

Great-grandson of Thomas Wylly (17 — 1846), of Effingham Cofinty, 
Ga., Lieutenant in Colonel John White's Regiment of Georgia troops 
of the Continental Line. 



